I personally use a non-numeric field, and filter all the key events. 
this allows the control to accept a "-" symbol too :-)..

On 1/18/06, Henk Jonas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Luc Le Blanc wrote:
> > My app offers a smart virtual keypad that can navigate between the input 
> > fields of the calling form (see attached image). When I handle a numeric 
> > field, the input field in the keypad is also set as numeric (through field 
> > attributes). When the user taps the decimal button, I enqueue a '.' or ',' 
> > character, depending on system prefs. This works fine on all devices, 
> > except on the Tungsten E2 and TX, where it doesn't do anything. Even using 
> > Graffiti to enter a '.' doesn't work on these devices. Has the meaning of a 
> > numeric field changed over time? Aren't floating-point numbers accepted 
> > anymore?
> >
>
> I've just checked it on my TX, it still works. I have a German
> enviroment and can enter the "," using graffiti. The field is made with
> pilrc and has the numeric flag set (in the rcp file). You can check it:
> it's PalmPDF, when you select a PDF file and then go to PalmDOC in the
> menu you will get a form where you can enter start and end page. Here
> you can enter "," or "." depending on your system settings. Might be,
> the behaviour is different between the numeric is set in the constructor
> or set afterwards in the form handling code. You might check this.
>
> Regards
> Henk
>
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